Abstract: Disclosed is a work vehicle having a load carrier deck provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body to be vertically pivotable between an elevated discharging posture and a lowered load carrying posture. An engine section is provided under the load carrier deck. The engine section includes an engine, an exhaust muffler for the engine, and a muffler heat insulating cover for covering an outer circumference of the exhaust muffler. The muffler heat insulating cover is supported by a vehicle body frame via an anti-vibration member.

Abstract: A inverted spline rail system is provided. The inverted spline rail system includes a drive motor that rotates a drive screw. The drive screw has a associated nut body. The nut body includes a attachment portion that a user can attach a device that requires linear motion control. Furthermore, the nut body is located inside of a cylindrical body that encases the drive screw. The nut body has guide teeth that mate with an internally splined guide rail of the cylindrical body that contains both the nut and the drive screw. The reciprocating nature of the guide teeth of the nut and the internally splined guide rail of the cylindrical body translate the rotational motion of the drive screw into linear motion of the nut body. The inverted spline rail system is protected from its operating environment by a seal.

Abstract: A hanger assembly for attaching to framing. The framing has a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall. The framing also has a top and a bottom. The framing has two bearing surfaces that form a plane that is located between the top of the framing and the bottom of the framing. The two bearing surfaces form a slot that allows access to the interior of the framing. The hanger assembly includes a nut that engages the two bearing surfaces of the framing. The nut has a first thread. The hanger assembly also includes a threaded rod that contains a second thread that engages the first thread. The hanger assembly also includes a coupler that contains a third thread that engages the second thread. The distance between the nut and the coupling changes when the coupling is rotated with respect to the nut.

Abstract: A connection element for a bolt (2, 26) including a member (1, 27) for receiving the bolt (2, 26) and having a bore (4) through which the bolt (2, 26) extends, a spring (3) located in the bore (4) of the receiving member (1) for locking the bolt (2, 26) therein, and two, displaceable relative to each other, coaxial with each other and with the spring (3), cone sleeves (9, 10) located in the bore (4) of the receiving member (1) and having each a through-bore (11) which expands conically at its end adjacent to the spring (3) and has a largest inner diameter, which is larger than an outer diameter of the spring (3), and a smallest diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the spring (3) but is at least equal to a diameter of the bolt.

Abstract: An anti-vibration bolt and nut structure with the shank of a bolt including a plurality of axial teeth. The shank is received in an external threaded sleeve comprising a helical spring. An external wall of the sleeve includes a plurality of engaging internal teeth that mesh with the axial teeth so that the rotational force created by turning the head of the bolt is transmitted to the threads. The shank of the bolt includes a screw hole that can be rotated to rotate the shank when the bolt is use in a closed screw connection threaded hole. The nut includes a hole having a plurality of axial internal engaging teeth that mesh with external engaging teeth of an internal threaded lining to engage the internal threads with the nut. A screw hole in the internal threaded lining to receive a screw so that the internal threaded lining is engaged in the nut. The bolt and the nut can be used with a conventional nut and a conventional bolt respectively.

Abstract: An anti-backlash nut having a pair of nut segments, each with an internal threaded bore adapted to receive a threaded bolt. One nut segment has a portion insertable within the other nut segment and interlocking means are provided to lock the two nut segments together. A spiral spring acts on both nut segments to bias them away from each other. The interlocking means permits movement of the two nut segments away from each other to keep the threads of the bores of the two in contact with the threads of the bolt.

Abstract: A self-driven nut having a relatively rotatable nut portion and anchor portion which are threadedly joined together. A spring rotatably biases them for relative rotation in one sense. A latch is provided to hold them against rotation with the spring compressed to store energy. Release of the latch enables the spring to drive the portions and torque down the nut.